teoreettinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- academic adj Relating to schools, universities, or formal education and scholarship.
- didactic adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
- mathematical adj Relating to mathematics or its methods.
- theoretical adj Based on theory or reasoning rather than practical experience or proof.
- virtual adj Existing in effect, though not officially or in a strict physical sense.
Senses
teoreettinen is used for these senses in English:
- abstract Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- academic In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- didactic (medicine) Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
- mathematical Possible but highly improbable
- theoretical Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
- virtual Pertaining to a theoretical quality of something which would produce an observable effect if counteracting factors such as friction are disregarded; specifically, of a head of water: producing a certain pressure if friction, etc., is disregarded.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.
academic — full definition
- adj Relating to schools, universities, or formal education and scholarship.
- adj Theoretical rather than practical; of no real practical consequence.
- noun A person who works or studies at a university, especially as a teacher or researcher.